Doña Annunciation Barcenilla Aznar Exhibition

February 1-28 SWU Museum Cebu City An exhibition of the Life and Time of Fist Woman Educator in the Visayas plus a series of lecture on "A Look Back to her life & times and into her vision for Education in the Visayas & Mindanao."

Tinagba Festival

February 11 Iriga City A tradition of the first harvest offering coinciding on the feast day of Our Lady of Lourdes. Derived from the early rituals of the ancient Bicolanos offering their harvest to their own Gods as a form of thanksgiving and to seek favor for a more bountiful harvest throughout the year. A long parade of colorfully and grandiosity decorated bull and carabao carts, carrying newly harvested crops, ending with a mass before the Emerald Grotto at Calvary Hills. Here, all the offerings are amassed and blessed, then distributed to indigent families.

Caraga Anniversary

February 23 Regionwide A grand celebration on the creation of CARAGA Region.

2nd National Mango Congress & 3rd Cebu Mango Festival

May A project of the Visayan Chamber of Mango Industries, Inc. and the Rotary Club of Cebu-Guadalupe, this festival helps create awareness of techniques, processes and the economic opportunities mango farming offers. In celebration, various activities are lined-up, such as symposiums, seminars, food fairs, float parade, open show dance competition "Mango Tango" and bingo.

Tapusan

Whole Month of May Alitagtag, Batangas A monthly activity which starts with the offering of flowers to the Blessed Virgin capped by a procession of beautifully-crafted floats done by the town’s artisans. The festival honors the Holy Cross.

Flower Blossoms

Whole Month of May The Gardens of Malasag Eco-Tourism Village CDOC A display of blooming flowers endemic in the area with seedlings for sale at a very minimal cost.

BOHOL FIESTA

Whole Month of May BOHOL FIESTA Bohol A merry month of fiestas in the entire province of Bohol when residents of towns and barrios prepare sumptuous meals for relatives, friends and unexpected visitors. The fiestas, and there is one almost everyday, also made Boholanos come home. It is considered a mortal sin for them not to come home during fiestas, so they say.

Pineapple Festival

May 1-31 Daet, Camarines Norte A festival showcasing the province’s primary agri-product, its sweetest queen Formosa pineapple. Featured are colorful street presentation, art exhibits, agri-trade fair, cultural dances/shows and sports. It is topped by a food processing demonstration of pineapple ingredients.

Magayon Festival

May 1-31 Albay A grand Albayo celebration. Rooted in tradition, it is an expression of wealth and good living brought about by a good harvest, which is why it is always celebrated in May. Its origin having had religious overtones, had naturally absorbed the Catholic Maytime Santacruzan, Reyna Elena and Dotok as an integral part. It is highlighted by a series of street presentations of the legends and origins of the names of the different municipalities, each unique unto itself, which lends variety, especially a lot of color to each depiction. It is declared in a grandiose but elegant spectacle of profuse merry-making befitting, but the ground shows are held at the Provincial Capitol grounds in Legazpi City, the capital of the Province of Albay. Activities also include food festival, boat race, kite-flying contest and other special events.

Balangay Festival

May 1-31 Butuan City It is a month-long fiesta celebration of Butuan City. Several activities are lined-up for the celebration like Mutya Hong Butuan Pageant, Sportsfest and Santacruzan

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